Birthday Girl
Today is my birthday. Not just any old odd-numbered anniversary mind, but the centenary. The big 100. Traditional congratulatory letter from the Queen…
Matters of the Heart
They’d left it too long. The decor of the pub had changed; white walls and wood grain replaced with pastel blues and deep mahoganies, the hand-written…
The Faerie, the Glashtyn and the Elf - Part 4
“The only ones we’re waiting for now are the spooks” called the wise women. “You are joking!” the faeries exclaimed, “who invited them?” They take away any fun…
The Faerie, the Glashtyn and the Elf - Part 3
“Would ye all just had yer wheest!” the glashtyn screeched, “I particularly want tae be here the night so if ye dinnae mind, can ye all pipe doon so we might…
The Faerie, the Glashtyn and the Elf - Part 2
The faeries came next. They floated by the scowling glashtyn and sat themselves down on a dead branch. “Good evening all!” the head faerie called out in an…
The Faerie, the Glashtyn and the Elf
Twilight had come and so did they. The stars decreed the place of meeting and so, one by one, they all appeared, and the wise women gathered them around…
Early Morning Caller
It was... oh, man. I can’t even describe it. It was like a weird dream. I woke up at 3 o’clock. I was thirsty, so I went downstairs into the kitchen to grab…
Fragile Egos
Paul rushed down the hallway, paperwork in hand, desperate to meet his impending deadline. That was when it happened - he knocked into Greg’s shoulder, sending…
Passivum Infestantibus Libello
The Grand Chamber echoed with footsteps as the berobed gentlemen - the Pantheon - walked down the walkway towards their seats. Thousands had walked into the…
Free Verse
I never had a penchance or passion for poetry of any sort, even the free verse which I wrote so much of, for I only wrote poems to impress girls
The Smegamorphosis
Gary awoke that morning to discover that he’d been transformed into a four-speed dishwasher with removable cutlery rack and replaceable cleaning head. He knew…
Number of the Beast
Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the Federation starship ‘Enterprise’ materialized on the surface of the planet ‘51 Pegasi d’ and was immediately arrested…
Of Course, He Always Had Pale Skin
“Bloody Twilight. Y’know, I really don’t like the way Stephanie Meyer dicked about with the vampire mythos. Vampires don’t sparkle.” “Yeah. And they’re not…
The Fall
Dennis had spent rather a lot of time and, counter-intuitively, effort trying to avoid doing his job. He didn’t like his job, a fact made all the more…
Perspective
Krllh skillfully landed its spaceship on a plain with lush, overgrown vegetation. It could already feel the anticipation of the conquest. The probes indicated…
The ultimate weapon
It was the ultimate weapon. Death sparkled from every glistening edge of that monster. An H bomb embedded in its chest. A killing machine of such complexity it…
Scientific Frontiers
Tim may be the finest mind humanity had ever known, and yet when he tells other researchers what his field is, they scoff. This was because he is the world’s…
Here Comes The End
I’ve always believed that the end would come during my lifetime. With the invention of bombs, guns and television, it was bound to happen. Sentient robots, the…
The Feckless Twit and the Hole
Falling down a hole was a stupid chose; on reflection. Especially a hole filled with so many gooey things and only dim light from above. The goo was also…
The Forger and the Shotgun
No one really considers the skill it takes to properly forge a piece of art you know. No all they can say is how terrible what I do is, and what a shame it is…